If all else fails, I have whey protein smoothies. Not the best, but better than pasta, for certain

Eggs - yes. They're actually part of Plan A - we have chickens just for eggs.
Tofu? Never!
Rabbits - also a part of Plan A - have had rabbits for meat for years. Tho at the moment I'm down to 1 doe who hates sex (who knew?) & 1 buck (who loves sex!). Need to get a couple more does. If you decide to raise rabbits, find someone to butcher for you & split the rabbits. I'd go halfsies with you if you lived closer!

I'm fond of tuna so I bought a bunch when it was on sale earlier. I don't eat pork except for bacon, so haven't noticed how the prices or availability are going.

I'm more concerned about the availability of produce. We eat a lot of lettuce, zucchini, & cauliflower. At least the 1st 2 we can grow - I've never been successful with cauliflower.

Yes, I'm definitely getting concerned.

Lots of folks have small chicken coops here. I'd been avoiding that because I'm sure it would be a lot of work.

Chickens aren't much work - depending on how clean you like things - and they provide entertainment along with the eggs.

The actual *idea* of chickens, and getting your own eggs, seems like such a good idea. But yes, it seems like a lot of work, and what would I do about my chickens if I wanted to go on a vacation? (assuming that's ever possible again). I have a wonderful sitter who watches my cats and dog, but she doesn't watch chickens. LOL. Not to mention that zoning laws here prohibit chickens anyway.

A month or so ago my nephew and his girlfriend did get a bunch of chicks, but it will be months before they are old enough to start laying. But I kept hoping maybe I could get some eggs from them! But they live about a 30-minute drive away and at present I'm not traveling that far. I have a car that needs 4 new times and an oil change, and I don't want to be sitting in a waiting room for hours while that happens, so just driving very short distances. I haven't even bought gas since the first week in March and usually I go through about a tank a week!

I am trying to stock what I can with non-perishables. I actually bought dried whole egg powder, and now when I make an omelet I use two real eggs and the reconstituted equivalent of a third egg using the powder. Maybe my taste buds are cr*p but the omelet tastes just as good to me as if I'd used all real eggs,

I'd consider getting chickens except that I'd have to get (or build) a chicken coop and, since we have so many varmints around here that would consider chickens and/or their eggs to be a major delicacy, I'd have to provide a very very well fenced-in area for them to roam.

I looked at the cost of even a small chicken coop and fencing that would be reasonably proof against coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, possums, hawks, owls, skunks and rat-snakes and figured it would cost a minimum of $1000 and a week's work before I'd fell like I could bring my first hen home and have any hope that it would survive.

Eggs and chicken meat are going to have to get a whole lot scarcer before I go that route. More likely to buy me a good trap and go after some of the feral pigs that have started rooting around on my property first.

And you'll invite all of us to the bbq, right?

unfortunately, as long as we're still "social distancing" you'd only be able to come to a "virtual bbq" via Zoom.

For an interesting take on raising chickens and a really good laugh, read The Egg and I by Betty McDonald.

Bev we used heavy gauge chain linked fencing buried deep into the ground and covered on top and we still don't know how they did it but the chickens were all gone.

Turns out the people who told me I was worrying over nothing were wrong. The meat shortage is here. Costco strict limits on meat and they've halved the size of their chicken packages. At this point, I'm more worried for my cat than me. He's on a special, homemade diet of chicken breasts and supplement. I might have to start using veggies to extend it. He eats a whole chicken breast (boneless, skinless) every day!

They so often are!

If I have to go out more to get around the rationing, I guess I will. Tomorrow, for instance, various things are low. Cat Treat emergency, for one thing

The fire says, "thank you" to the fuel